Opinion

25 Sep 2018

Legal tech is the pacemaker our profession needs

Having a heart condition from such an early age has made me realise how crucial technology is to our future and success, writes Monash law student Fly...

LGBTI workplace, Australian Workplace Equality Index’s 2018 Employee Survey Analysis

24 Sep 2018

Putting the 'T' into LGBTI workplace inclusion

In a post-marriage equality world, there is a high risk that active support for LGBTI workplace inclusion initiatives will decline, writes Dentons' B...

21 Sep 2018

Future-proofing the role of GC – Embracing legal process optimisation

As economic conditions continue to bite, GCs all over the world are mandated with doing more with less. But when your headcount is low, how do you ens...

legal technology, organisation, evaluating technology

20 Sep 2018

What to look for when evaluating legal technology

When considering how legal technology can help transform your organisation, it’s important to start with where you identify the greatest pain (versu...

18 Sep 2018

Ignorance is no excuse for naive CEOs

Boardrooms are a never-ending surprise of curious machinations – intertwined with interesting characters, they’re not dissimilar to Forrest Gump�...

18 Sep 2018

Innovation or fundamentalism – don’t forget who has the chequebook

The legal landscape in Australia is constantly transforming, defining the contours of a new legal order. Amidst the rift between those who want to pre...

17 Sep 2018

Tarnishes on my transcript

Why grades should have absolutely nothing to do with clerkships, or anything really, writes Monash law student Flynne Tytherleigh. ...

17 Sep 2018

Lawyers as a one-stop resolution shop: A new paradigm

Lawyers are facing a ‘perfect storm’. The cost of access to law and legal services has converged with digital disruption and an oversupply of law ...

etiquette, question to ask, wellbeing discussion

13 Sep 2018

‘How are you, out of 10?’ is the question to ask this R U OK? Day

Going deeper than surface-level etiquette can make the difference between disclosure and suffering in silence, writes Lawyers Weekly journalist Jerome...

13 Sep 2018

The myth of the well-rounded law student

I’m proud to say that my biggest achievement is that I have gotten through nearly all of my law degree despite all the challenges, writes Monash Un...

6 Sep 2018

Why are lawyers, and other professionals, depressed?

Lawyers rank among the most depressed professionals. One in three of them contemplate suicide at least once a year and about 30 per cent suffer from c...

5 Sep 2018

How do we prepare law students for the future of legal work?

“A law degree can take you anywhere.” Those were the words of a lecturer on the first day of my law degree in 2007, writes Josef co-founder Sam Fl...

3 Sep 2018

Why you should always read the contract

Parties who incorporate arbitration agreements into their contracts reasonably expect that those agreements will be complied with if a dispute eventua...

broken, team relationships, ways to rebuild

30 Aug 2018

5 ways to rebuild broken team relationships

There are many reasons why teams don’t function well; for instance, when toxic behaviour by a rainmaker in the business goes unchecked, or previo...

Lawyers, leadership program, people in corporate attire

29 Aug 2018

Agile and still angry

A short while ago I delivered a leadership program to all levels of a large and highly successful law firm with offices in many countries. I was struc...

General counsel, neet to know, Dawn Raids

28 Aug 2018

What general counsel need to know about Dawn Raids

Corporate misconduct has been firmly on the political agenda in recent months, writes Michael Milnes. ...

Opioid, drugs, health, crisis, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre

28 Aug 2018

Australia’s growing opioid crisis

A report by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre has revealed that pharmaceutical opioids in Australia are causing more deaths than heroin, w...

24 Aug 2018

New Prime Minister named: What it means for lawyers

With the reins of Australian Prime Minister being taken over, legal professionals will be among those feeling the impact. ...

24 Aug 2018

EY’s acquisition of Riverview Law – A strategic disaster

It seems EY recently bought Riverview Law with a view to turning legal managed services into a river of gold. Notwithstanding a plethora of positive p...

Storms, disaster, catastrophes, how it affects insurance,

21 Aug 2018

When storms become catastrophes – and how that affects insurance

Storms and floods are extremely damaging, not just for properties, but also for individuals and the communities they inhabit, writes William Roberts L...